Drama

Joe McStravick has directed a number of award-winning short films. His most recents (narrative drama) short films include Vultures (2015) and TheWedding Speech (2017).

The Wedding Speech – an adaptation of the award-winning short story by acclaimed Isabelle Broom – has screened at a number of international film festivals, including the Cork Film Festival and The Galway Film Fleadh (both Academy Award accredited / qualifying film festivals). The film was also selected to play as part of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) Shorts Films of Europe.

Vultures screened at a number of international film festivals, including the Galway Film Fleadh, Capital Irish Film Festival and BLOW UP Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival. The film was broadcast on RTE in 2017. The film is now being distributed internationally by Short TV, Shorts International and RTE Player International.

As a screenwriter he has been the writer, or co-writer, on a number of the films that he has directed.